JP2011018272A - Terminal device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal device properly controlling operation of an application according to an attitude of the terminal device itself.SOLUTION: In a cellphone 10, while an attitude change is small and while the cellphone 10 satisfies a storage condition or an update condition designated by a user, a latest attitude generated by associating the attitude (a parameter representing the attitude) detected by an attitude detection part 110 in each prescribed period and present time is set as a reference attitude, or the latest attitude is updated to the reference attitude. When the attitude change becomes large and the cellphone 10 does not satisfy the storage condition or the update condition designated by the user, and a comparison result between the reference attitude and the latest attitude does not satisfy a control condition, application operation during starting is controlled. Thereafter, when the comparison result between the reference attitude and the latest attitude satisfies the control condition, the control of the application operation is released. Thereby, the operation of the application can be properly controlled according to the attitude of the cellphone 10 itself.

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device and a program for appropriately controlling the operation of an application according to the attitude of the device itself.

  A terminal device such as a mobile phone is often equipped with various information output functions such as an application for receiving and outputting a television broadcast and an application for reproducing and outputting a moving image. In such a terminal device, it is often necessary to interrupt the operation of the application or switch to another application operation for the convenience of the user. Therefore, in recent years, for example, as in the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, the orientation of the display unit and the orientation of the user's head are detected, and the television broadcast is automatically played back according to the detected comparison result of both positions. Technology to record and record has been developed.

JP 2005-275046 A

  By the way, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the application maintains the same processing operation unless the comparison result between the orientation of the terminal device and the orientation of the user's head changes. Specifically, for example, the user starts to fall asleep when watching a program by operating an application that receives and outputs a television broadcast while sitting on a chair and holding a terminal device. It is assumed that the terminal device that is tilted forward and held is also tilted by the same amount. Then, since the comparison result between the orientation of the terminal device and the orientation of the user's head does not change, the application maintains the program viewing state.

  In such a situation, it is desirable to stop the operation of the application that receives and outputs the TV broadcast in order to suppress wasteful battery consumption, but it is desirable to simply turn off the terminal device and the user's head. This is not possible in a mode in which the operation of the application is controlled according to the comparison result. In other words, there is a problem that the operation of the application cannot be appropriately controlled according to the posture of the own apparatus.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device and a program that can appropriately control the operation of an application in accordance with the posture of the device itself.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the terminal device that controls the application that provides the predetermined function, the operation determining means that determines whether or not the application is operating, and the attitude of the device itself. A posture detecting means for detecting, a storage control means for storing the posture detected by the posture detecting means in the storage means as a reference posture when the movement determining means determines that the application is operating; and the posture detecting means Comparing means for comparing the posture detected by the storage control means with the reference posture stored in the storage means by the storage control means, and an operation control means for controlling the operation of the application according to the comparison result of the comparing means. It is characterized by doing.

  In the invention according to claim 2 subordinate to claim 1, the apparatus further comprises storage determining means for determining whether or not to store the posture detected by the posture detecting means as a reference posture. When it is determined to be stored by the storage determination unit, the posture detected by the posture detection unit is stored as a reference posture.

  In the invention according to claim 3 that is dependent on claim 2, the storage determining means detects when the application is in operation and the detected posture continues within a predetermined range for a predetermined time. It is determined that the determined posture is stored as a reference posture.

  In the invention according to claim 4 subordinate to claim 2, the storage determination unit is configured such that when the application is operating and the detected posture is included in a predetermined range of the posture specified in advance. It is determined that the detected posture is stored as a reference posture.

  In the invention according to claim 5 that is dependent on claim 1 described above, when the reference posture is already stored in the storage means by the storage control means and the comparison result of the comparison means satisfies a predetermined condition, the storage is performed. The apparatus further comprises updating means for updating the reference attitude stored in the means to the latest attitude detected by the attitude detecting means.

  In the invention according to claim 6 that is dependent on claim 5, the update unit updates the latest posture detected by the posture detection unit when the latest posture is within a predetermined range with respect to a reference posture. The posture is updated to a reference posture.

In the invention according to claim 7, which is dependent on claim 1, the application includes at least one of a function for performing display output operation and a function for performing sound output operation.
The operation control unit stops the operation of at least one of the functions of the application when the detected posture is out of a predetermined range with respect to the stored reference posture as a result of the comparison by the comparison unit. It is characterized by that.

  In the invention according to claim 8, which is dependent on claim 1, the application includes at least one of a function for performing display output operation of generated information and a function for performing sound output operation of generated information. The means includes an information recording control means for recording the information generated by the application in the storage means when the detected attitude is out of a predetermined range with respect to the stored reference attitude as a result of the comparison by the comparison means. It is further provided with the feature.

  In the invention according to claim 9 that is dependent on claim 1, after the operation of the application is controlled by the operation control means, the release by the operation control means is released according to the comparison result of the comparison means. The apparatus further comprises means.

  The invention according to claim 10, which is dependent on claim 1, further comprises termination means for terminating the operation of the application after elapse of a predetermined time after the operation of the application is controlled by the operation control means. .

  In the invention described in claim 11, an operation determining step for determining whether or not the application is operating in a computer mounted on a terminal device that controls an application providing a predetermined function, and detecting the attitude of the device itself A posture control step, and a storage control step for storing the posture detected in the posture detection step as a reference posture when it is determined that the application is operating in the motion determination step; A comparison step of comparing the measured posture with the reference posture stored in the storage control step, and an operation control step of controlling the operation of the application according to a comparison result in the comparison step. To do.

  In the present invention, it is possible to appropriately control the operation of the application according to the attitude of the own device.

1 is a system configuration diagram for explaining an overview of functions of a mobile phone 10 according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the mobile phone 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the memory | storage condition data memorize | stored in the memory | storage condition memory | storage part 101c of the memory | storage part 101. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the update condition data memorize | stored in the update condition memory | storage part 101d of the memory | storage part 101. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the control condition data memorize | stored in the control condition memory | storage part 101e of the memory | storage part 101. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the control content data memorize | stored in the control content memory | storage part 101f of the memory | storage part 101. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of posture information stored in a posture information storage unit 101g of the storage unit 101. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the reference | standard attitude | position information memorize | stored in the reference | standard attitude | position information storage part 101h of the memory | storage part 101. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a main routine. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of an application process. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of an attitude | position discrimination | determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of a reference | standard attitude | position memory | storage process. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of a reference | standard attitude | position update process. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a control discrimination | determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the control execution process performed during a television application operation | movement. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the control execution process performed during operation | movement reproduction application operation | movement. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control cancellation | release process performed during television application operation | movement. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control cancellation | release process performed during operation | movement reproduction | regeneration application operation | movement.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
A. Configuration (1) System Configuration FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram for explaining an overview of functions provided in a mobile phone 10 according to an embodiment. The mobile phone 10 has, for example, a folding open / close type housing structure, and has a mobile radio communication function and a mail transmission / reception function. When a call is made using the mobile radio communication function, the mobile phone 10 makes a call to the originating exchange SW via the registered base station BS. In response to the outgoing call, the originating side exchange SW switches the terminating side exchange SW based on the called party number (subscriber number) and location registration information inquired from a subscriber registration server (not shown) provided in the wireless communication network RN. Call. The called-side exchange SW calls the called-side mobile phone 10 (not shown) via the called-side base station BS, and when the called-side side responds to the incoming call, the calling-side exchange SW and the called-side exchange are exchanged. A link with the SW is established and communication becomes possible.

  Mail transmitted from the mobile phone 10 using the mail transmission / reception function is transmitted to a mail server (not shown) on the Internet via a base station BS, an exchange SW, and a gateway server (not shown) provided in the wireless communication network RN. Is done. The mail server is configured to send mail to the mobile phone 10 having the destination mail address through the reverse route. In addition, the mobile phone 10 uses the mobile radio communication function to access the content distribution apparatus 20 on the Internet ITN via the base station BS, the exchange SW, and the radio communication network RN, and image data (still image / moving image). Download and get music data. Furthermore, the mobile phone 10 has a function of receiving and outputting a digital television broadcast signal or a digital radio broadcast signal transmitted from the broadcast station 30.

(2) Electrical Configuration FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the mobile phone 10. In this figure, a control unit 100 includes a CPU, an input / output circuit, and the like, and controls the operation of each unit of the mobile phone 10 in accordance with various operation events supplied from an operation unit 106 described later. A characteristic processing operation of the control unit 100 according to the gist of the present invention will be described in detail later.

  The memory | storage part 101 is comprised from ROM and RAM, and has each memory | storage part 101a-101i mentioned later. The program storage unit 101a stores various programs executed by the control unit 100, control data referred to by a predetermined program, and screen data forming various display screens such as a standby screen.

  The various programs stored in the program storage unit 101a are executed during the main routine, application process, attitude determination process, reference attitude storage process, reference attitude update process, control determination process, and TV application operation, which will be described in detail later. Control execution processing, control execution processing executed during operation playback application operation, control release processing executed during television application operation, and control release processing executed during operation playback application operation.

  The various information temporary storage unit 101 b temporarily stores various register / flag data and data necessary for the operation of the mobile phone 10 such as screen data displayed on the display unit 105. The storage condition storage unit 101c stores storage condition data representing conditions for storing posture information detected by the posture detection unit 110 (described later) as a reference posture (described later). As shown in FIG. 3, the storage condition data is composed of three types of storage conditions and a setting flag indicating validity / invalidity of these storage conditions.

  The three types of storage conditions consist of “at the start of application operation”, “similar posture continues for a predetermined time”, and “predetermined posture during application operation”, and among these, the setting flag is set to “1” The storage condition becomes effective. “At the time of starting the application operation” represents storing the posture information detected by the posture detection unit 110 as the reference posture at the start of the application operation (television broadcast reception output function or moving image reproduction output function). The application referred to here is an abbreviation for an application executed on the mobile phone 10.

  “A similar posture continues for a predetermined time” is accompanied by a range of parameters representing the posture and the number of seconds representing the duration. Therefore, “similar posture continues for a predetermined time” means that the posture detected during the application operation is detected when the posture is within the parameter range representing the posture for the number of seconds representing the duration. Is stored as a reference posture.

  The “predetermined posture during application operation” is accompanied by a parameter representing the posture and a range of the parameter. Therefore, “predetermined posture during application operation” means that the detected posture is stored as a reference posture when the posture detected during the application operation is within the range of parameters representing the posture. .

  In the example storage conditions illustrated in FIG. 3, the contents surrounded by black thick frames, that is, the contents and settings associated with “similar posture continues for a predetermined time” and “predetermined posture during application operation”, respectively. The flag indicates that the user setting can be changed. FIG. 3 shows an example in which “similar postures continue for a predetermined time” with a setting flag value “1” is designated as an effective storage condition.

  The update condition storage unit 101d stores update condition data indicating whether or not the reference posture is updated as illustrated in FIG. The update condition data includes a setting flag that designates “update” and “not update” in which a range of parameters indicating the posture is provided as the update condition. In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, since the “update” setting flag is set to “1”, the posture detected by the posture detection unit 110 satisfies the update condition (the range of parameters representing the posture). Represents updating the detected posture to the reference posture. Further, in this example, it is indicated that the content surrounded by the thick black frame, that is, the “condition range indicating the posture” and the setting flag as the update condition can be changed by the user setting.

  In the control condition storage unit 101e, as shown in FIG. 5, a range of parameters representing the posture is stored as control condition data. The control content storage unit 101f stores control content data representing content for controlling the application operation in accordance with the posture detected by the posture detection unit 110. As shown in FIG. 6, the control content data is composed of the type, item, content and setting flag of the application to be controlled.

  Specifically, in the control content data of the application type TV (TV broadcast reception output function), “stop”, which means that video and audio output is stopped, and video and audio output are stopped (recording) “Stop + Record”, which means the start of, is defined as an item, and one of these items is selected by the setting flag. In the example of FIG. 6, the control content data including the “stop” item in which the setting flag is set to “1” is selected.

  On the other hand, in the control content data where the application type is video playback (video playback output function), there are “stop” that means video and audio output stop and “pause” that means video and audio output pause. An item is defined, and one of these items is selected by a setting flag. In the example of FIG. 6, the control content data including the “stop” item in which the setting flag is set to “1” is selected. Note that the example shown in FIG. 6 indicates that the setting flag surrounded by a thick black frame can be changed by user setting.

  In the posture information storage unit 101g, as illustrated in FIG. 7, posture information in which a detection time is associated with a posture (a parameter representing the posture) detected by the posture detection unit 110 is stored as a history. The reference posture information storage unit 101h stores reference posture information (a parameter representing the reference posture) as illustrated in FIG. The reference posture information refers to the posture detected by the posture detection unit 110 based on the storage condition data (see FIG. 3) stored in the storage condition storage unit 101c described above. The downloaded data (still image data, moving image data, music data) and received broadcast data (television broadcast / radio broadcast) are recorded (recorded) in the data storage unit 101i, and transmission / reception mail data is stored. Is done.

  The wireless communication transmitting / receiving unit 102 exchanges data with the base station BS through the antenna ANT1 under the control of the control unit 100 during data communication, and the control unit 100 receives and demodulates the voice data received and demodulated through the antenna ANT1 during voice communication. On the other hand, the transmission signal obtained by modulating the audio data supplied from the control unit 100 is amplified by high frequency and transmitted from the antenna ANT1. The television broadcast / radio broadcast receiving unit 103 receives and demodulates a television broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal via the antenna ANT2 in accordance with a channel selection instruction given from the control unit 100, and receives a received signal (video when receiving television). / TV audio data or radio audio data when receiving radio) is output to the control unit 100.

  The audio signal processing unit 104 includes a speaker SP and a microphone MIC. The audio signal supplied from the control unit 100 is D / A converted into an audio signal to generate sound from the speaker SP, or an audio signal output from the microphone MIC is output. The audio data is A / D converted and supplied to the control unit 100. Further, in the audio signal processing unit 104, when the television broadcast / radio broadcast receiving unit 103 is performing a reception operation, the TV audio data or radio audio data supplied from the control unit 100 is D / A converted and then amplified and the speaker SP. Sound is emitted from.

  The display unit 105 includes a color liquid crystal panel and a display driver. Under the control of the control unit 100, in addition to various operation screens such as a standby screen, images and television images acquired from the content distribution device 20 are displayed on the screen. To do. The operation unit 106 includes a power switch for turning on / off power, an off-hook / on-hook switch operated at the start / end of a call, a character input switch that also functions as a dial switch, and activation of an application operation (TV broadcast reception output function or video playback output function). The control unit 100 generates various events corresponding to the operation of these keys and buttons, and outputs them to the control unit 100.

  The RTC 107 generates a real-time clock used for timekeeping and timer interruption and supplies it to the control unit 100. The notification unit 108 performs a notification operation (sounding of the sound speaker 108a, light emission of the LED 108b, and driving of the vibration motor 108c) according to the notification signal supplied from the control unit 100. The battery unit 109 generates a driving voltage that drives each unit of the mobile phone 10. The posture detection unit 110 detects and outputs the posture of the terminal device based on the outputs of the triaxial geomagnetic sensor and the outputs of the triaxial acceleration sensor.

B. Operation Next, the operation of the mobile phone 10 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following, a main routine executed by the control unit 100, an application process, an attitude determination process, a reference attitude storage process, a reference attitude update process, a control determination process, a control execution process executed during TV application operation, and an operation playback application operation Each operation of the control execution process executed during the operation, the control release process executed during the TV application operation, and the control release process executed during the operation playback application operation will be described.

(1)
Operation of Main Routine FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the main routine executed by the control unit 100. The control unit 100 waits until the power-on operation is performed in step SA1, and when the user performs the power-on operation, the determination result is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SA2, and each unit of the mobile phone 10 according to the power-on. Is initialized, the location registration is performed in the wireless communication network RN, and standby processing for entering the standby state is executed. In the standby state, a standby screen (not shown) is displayed on the screen of the display unit 105.

  Subsequently, in steps SA3 to SA8, the presence / absence of each event of “setting operation”, “television start operation”, “video playback start operation”, “incoming call detection”, “power off operation”, and “other operation” is determined. to decide. If these events do not occur, the determination results in steps SA8 to SA8 are all “NO”, and the apparatus waits in the standby state in step SA2. When any of the above events occurs in this standby state, processing corresponding to the generated event is executed. Hereinafter, the operation will be described separately for each event.

<For setting operation>
When a setting operation event occurs, the determination result in step SA3 is “YES”, the process proceeds to step SA9, and a setting process corresponding to the setting operation performed by the user is executed. Specifically, storage condition data (see FIG. 3) is stored in the storage condition storage unit 101c, update condition data (see FIG. 4) is stored in the update condition storage unit 101d, and control condition data (see FIG. 5) is stored in the control condition storage unit 101e. ) Is set in the control content storage unit 101f, and various data (still image data, moving image data, music data) downloaded from the content distribution device 20 are stored in the data storage unit 101i. After executing the storing process and the like, the process returns to the standby state in step SA2.

<In case of TV start operation or video playback start operation>
If a TV activation operation event has occurred, the determination result in step SA4 is “YES”, application processing is executed via step SA10, and then the standby state of step SA2 is restored. On the other hand, when a moving image reproduction start operation event has occurred, the determination result in step SA5 is “YES”. After the application process is executed via step SA10, the process returns to the standby state in step SA2.

  In the application process, as described later, after the TV application or the video playback application is activated in response to the user's activation operation, if the posture change is small and the user-specified storage condition or update condition is satisfied, the application process is performed at regular intervals. The latest posture generated by associating the posture (parameter representing posture) detected by the posture detection unit 110 with the current time is set as the reference posture, or the latest posture is updated to the reference posture.

  Then, when the posture change becomes so large that the user-specified storage condition or update condition is not satisfied, the reference posture and the latest posture are compared, and the comparison result does not satisfy the control condition, the active application operation is controlled. . Specifically, if the user-specified control content is “stop” during the TV application operation, video display output and audio output are stopped, while if the user-specified control content is “stop + record”, video / After recording (recording) of TV audio data is started, video display output and audio output are stopped. Also, if the user-specified control content is “pause” while the video playback application is running, video display output and audio output are paused, while if the user-specified control content is “stop”, video display output And stop audio output.

  Thereafter, when the comparison result between the reference posture and the latest posture satisfies the control condition, the control of the application operation is released. Specifically, if the TV application is not operating and not recording, video display output and audio output are started based on the video / TV audio data being received. When the playback output catches up with the currently recorded video / TV audio data, video display output and audio output are started based on the received video / TV audio data. If the moving image playback application is operating and the moving image playback is paused, video display output and audio output are resumed. On the other hand, if the moving image playback is stopped, video display output and audio output are started.

<Incoming call detection>
When an incoming call detection event occurs, the determination result in step SA6 is “YES”, and the flow proceeds to step SA11. In step SA11, the incoming call notification is performed, and when the off-hook operation is performed during the incoming call notification, the line is connected to the calling side to start the call, and when the on-hook operation is performed during the call, the line is disconnected. The process returns to the standby state in step SA2.

<When the power is turned off>
When a power-off operation event occurs, the determination result in step SA7 is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SA12 to execute the power-off process, and then this process is completed.

<For other operations>
For example, when another operation such as an operation for instructing to start playback of a recorded television program is performed, the determination result in Step SA8 is “YES”, and the process proceeds to Step SA13 to execute processing corresponding to the operation. Return to the standby state of step SA2.

(2) Operation of Application Processing Next, the operation of application processing will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is executed via step SA10 (see FIG. 9) of the main routine described above, the control unit 100 proceeds to step SB1 shown in FIG. 10 and sets the application operation start flag to “1” to It represents the start of the operation (TV broadcast reception output function or video playback output function). Subsequently, in step SB2, an application activation process is executed.

  In the application activation process, when the activated application operation is a TV broadcast reception output function (hereinafter abbreviated as a TV application), the reception start of the channel specified by the user operation is received by the TV broadcast / radio broadcast reception. In response to the instruction, the display unit 105 outputs video based on the television broadcast reception signal output from the television broadcast / radio broadcast reception unit 103 and the audio signal processing unit 104 outputs audio. When the activated application operation is a moving image reproduction output function (hereinafter abbreviated as a moving image reproduction application), a moving image (or a recorded television program) designated by a user operation is stored from the data storage unit 101i. The image is read and output by the display unit 105, and the sound is output by the audio signal processing unit 104.

  Next, in step SB3, posture determination processing is executed. As will be described later, the posture determination processing is performed in a state where the control of the application operation is released (the control flag is “0”) and the control of the application operation (the control flag is “1”). It is roughly divided into In a state where the control of the application operation is released, when the posture change is small and the user-specified storage condition or update condition is satisfied, the posture (parameter representing the posture) detected by the posture detection unit 110 and the current time are displayed. The latest posture generated in association is set as the reference posture, or the latest posture is updated to the reference posture.

  Then, when the posture change becomes large and the storage condition or update condition specified by the user is not satisfied, and the comparison result between the reference posture and the latest posture does not satisfy the control condition, the activated application operation is controlled. Specifically, if the user-specified control content is “stop” during the TV application operation, video display output and audio output are stopped, while if the user-specified control content is “stop + record”, video / After recording (recording) of TV audio data is started, video display output and audio output are stopped. Also, if the user-specified control content is “pause” while the video playback application is running, video display output and audio output are paused, while if the user-specified control content is “stop”, video display output And stop audio output.

  In the state in which the application operation is controlled in this way, when both the reference posture and the latest posture satisfy the control condition, the control of the application operation is released. Specifically, if the TV application is not operating and not recording, video display output and audio output are started based on the video / TV audio data being received. When the playback output catches up with the currently recorded video / TV audio data, video display output and audio output are started based on the received video / TV audio data. If the moving image playback application is operating and the moving image playback is paused, video display output and audio output are resumed. On the other hand, if the moving image playback is stopped, video display output and audio output are started.

  When the posture determination process is completed, the process proceeds to step SB4, where it is determined whether or not the posture detection timer has timed out. When the attitude detection timer times out, the determination result is “YES”, the process returns to step SB3, and the attitude determination process is executed again. On the other hand, if the posture detection timer is measuring time, the determination result in step SB4 is “NO”, and the flow proceeds to step SB5. In step SB5, it is determined whether or not the controlling timer has timed out, that is, whether or not the controlling timer that has started timing in the control execution process (described later) has timed out after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  When the controlling timer times out, the determination result in Step SB5 is “YES”, and the flow proceeds to Step SB7. In step SB7, if the TV application is being operated, the TV broadcast / radio broadcast receiving unit 103 is turned off to stop the outputs of the display unit 105 and the audio signal processing unit 104 and terminate the TV application operation. The application (end-of-control flag, application operation start flag) is reset to zero, and application end processing is executed to stop various timers (attitude detection timer, control-in-progress timer). Is stopped, the outputs of the display unit 105 and the audio signal processing unit 104 are stopped, and the video playback application operation is terminated. Then, various flags (in-control flag, application operation start flag) are reset to zero, The application termination process for stopping the timer (attitude detection timer, controlling timer) is executed, and this process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the in-control timer is not timed out, the determination result in step SB5 is “NO”, and the process proceeds to step SB6 to determine whether or not an application termination operation has been performed. When the application ending operation is performed, the determination result is “YES”, the process proceeds to step SB7, and the application ending process for ending the TV application operation or the moving image reproduction application operation is executed and the present process is ended.

  On the other hand, if the application ending operation is not performed, the determination result in step SB6 is “NO”, and the process proceeds to step SB8, where it is determined whether any other operation has been performed. If no other operation is performed, the determination result is “NO”, and the process returns to step SB4 described above. For example, the channel switching operation or the volume adjustment operation is performed during the TV application operation, or the video playback application operation is performed. If a fast-forward operation or rewind operation is performed during that time, the determination result is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SB9. In response to the above operation during the application operation, other processes such as fast forward and rewind are executed, and the process returns to step SB4.

  As described above, in application processing, after a TV application or a video playback application is activated in response to a user's activation operation, an attitude is changed at regular intervals as long as the attitude change is small and the user-specified storage conditions and update conditions are satisfied. The latest posture generated by associating the posture (a parameter representing the posture) detected by the detection unit 110 with the current time is set as the reference posture, or the latest posture is updated to the reference posture.

  Then, when the posture change becomes large and the storage condition or update condition specified by the user is not satisfied, and the comparison result between the reference posture and the latest posture does not satisfy the control condition, the activated application operation is controlled. Specifically, if the user-specified control content is “stop” during the TV application operation, video display output and audio output are stopped, while if the user-specified control content is “stop + record”, video / After recording (recording) of TV audio data is started, video display output and audio output are stopped. Also, if the user-specified control content is “pause” while the video playback application is running, video display output and audio output are paused, while if the user-specified control content is “stop”, video display output And stop audio output.

  Thereafter, when the comparison result between the reference posture and the latest posture satisfies the control condition, the control of the application operation is released. Specifically, if the TV application is not operating and not recording, video display output and audio output are started based on the video / TV audio data being received. When the playback output catches up with the currently recorded video / TV audio data, video display output and audio output are started based on the received video / TV audio data. If the moving image playback application is operating and the moving image playback is paused, video display output and audio output are resumed. On the other hand, if the moving image playback is stopped, video display output and audio output are started.

(2)
Operation of Posture Determination Process Next, the operation of the posture determination process will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is executed through step SB3 (see FIG. 10) of the application process described above, the control unit 100 proceeds to step SC1 illustrated in FIG. 11 and outputs the posture (parameter representing the posture) output by the posture detection unit 110. ) Is detected, and in the subsequent step SC2, the current time is acquired. The current time is measured by a timer circuit (not shown) in the control unit 100 based on a real-time clock generated by the RTC 107.

  Subsequently, in step SC3, posture information in which the current time (detection time) acquired in step SC2 is associated with the posture (parameter representing posture) detected in step SC1 is generated and stored in the posture information storage unit 101g. Remember. Next, at step SC4, it is determined whether or not the in-control flag is “0”. The in-control flag is “1” when an application operation (television broadcast reception output function or video playback output function) is controlled by a control execution process described later, and is not controlled or by a control release process described later. This flag is “0” when the control of the application operation (television broadcast reception output function or moving image reproduction output function) is canceled.

  Therefore, in this step SC4, it is determined whether or not the application operation control is released. In the following, the operation will be described separately for the state in which the control of the application operation with the in-control flag being “0” is released and the state in which the application operation with the in-control flag being “1” is being controlled.

<App application control is released>
If the control of the application operation whose control flag is “0” is released, the determination result in step SC4 is “YES”, and the reference posture storage process is executed via step SC5. In the reference posture storage process, as will be described later, the storage condition data specified by the user (the storage condition data whose setting flag is “1”) is read from the storage condition storage unit 101c and stored in the posture information storage unit 101g. When the posture information satisfies the condition specified by the read storage condition data, the latest posture information is stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h as the reference posture information.

  In step SC6, it is determined whether or not new reference posture information satisfying a condition specified by the storage condition data is stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h in the reference posture storage process of step SC5. If the new reference posture information is stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h, the determination result is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SC7 to start the posture detection timer for measuring the posture detection period and perform this process. Finish.

  On the other hand, if new reference posture information is not stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h, the determination result in step SC6 is “NO”, and the reference posture update process is executed via step SC11. In the reference posture update process, as will be described later, the reference posture information (parameter representing the reference posture) is already stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h, and the user-specified update condition data (setting) read from the storage condition storage unit 101d If the update condition data with the flag “1”) is “update”, the latest posture is set to the reference posture when the comparison result of the reference posture and the latest posture satisfies the update condition (the range of parameters indicating the posture). Information is updated and registered in the reference posture information storage unit 101h.

  Next, in step SC12, it is determined whether or not the reference posture information has been updated by the reference posture update process in step SC11. If the reference posture information is updated to the latest posture, the determination result is “YES”, the process proceeds to step SC7, the posture detection timer for measuring the posture detection period is started, and this processing is ended.

  On the other hand, if the reference posture information is not updated, the determination result in step SC12 is “NO”, and the control determination process is executed via step SC13. In the control discrimination process, as will be described later, the reference posture information (a parameter representing the reference posture) has been stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h, and the comparison result between the reference posture and the latest posture is the control condition storage unit 101e. When the control condition data (parameter range indicating the posture) read from the above is not satisfied, it is determined that “control” is performed.

  In step SC14, it is determined whether or not “control” is determined by the control determination process in step SC13. If it is determined that “no control”, the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to step SC7, the posture detection timer for measuring the posture detection period is started, and this processing is ended.

  On the other hand, if it is determined to be “controlled” by the control determination process in step SC13, the determination result in step SC14 is “YES”, and the control execution process is executed via step SC15.

  When the TV application is operating, in the control execution process, as will be described later, when the user-specified control content data (control content data whose setting flag is “1”) read from the control content storage unit 101f is “stop” In this case, after the video display output and the audio output are stopped, “1” is set in the in-control flag to start the in-control timer. If the user-specified control content data is “stop + record”, video / TV audio data output from the TV / radio broadcast receiving unit 103 is started to be recorded, and then video display output and audio output are performed. Stop and set the in-control flag to “1” to start the in-control timer.

  When the video playback application is operating, in the control execution process, as will be described later, the control content data specified by the user (the control content data with the setting flag “1”) read from the control content storage unit 101f is “pause”. In this case, after the video display output and the audio output are temporarily stopped, the in-control flag is set to “1” and the in-control timer is started. If the user-specified control content data is “stop”, video display output and audio output are stopped, then “1” is set in the control flag, and the control timer is started. When such control execution processing is completed, the process proceeds to step SC7, where a posture detection timer for measuring a posture detection period is started, and this processing is completed.

<The state of controlling the application operation>
If the application operation with the in-control flag being “1” is being controlled, the determination result in step SC4 is “NO”, and the control determination process is executed via step SC8. In the control discrimination process, as will be described later, the reference posture information (a parameter representing the reference posture) has been stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h, and the comparison result between the reference posture and the latest posture is the control condition storage unit 101e. When the control condition data (parameter range indicating the posture) read from the above is not satisfied, it is determined that “control” is performed.

  Then, in step SC9, it is determined whether or not “not controlled” is determined by the control determination process in step SC8. If it is determined to be “control”, the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to step SC7, the posture detection timer for measuring the posture detection period is started, and this processing is ended.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that “no control” is made in the control determination process in step SC8, the determination result in step SC9 is “YES”, and the control release process is executed via step SC10.

  When the TV application is operating, the control release process starts video display output and audio output based on the video / TV audio data being received unless video / TV audio data is being recorded, as will be described later. Thereafter, the in-control flag is set to zero and the in-control timer is stopped. On the other hand, if video / TV audio data is being recorded, time-shifted playback (chasing playback) is performed, and if the playback output catches up with the currently recorded video / TV audio data, video based on the video / TV audio data being received is recorded. After starting display output and audio output, the in-control flag is set to zero and the in-control timer is stopped.

  If the video playback application is in operation, the control release process will restart the video display output and audio output if the video playback is paused, as described later, and then reset the in-control flag to zero. Stop. On the other hand, if the moving image reproduction is stopped, the video display output and the audio output are started, and then the in-control flag is reset to zero to stop the in-control timer. When such control release processing is completed, the process proceeds to step SC7, where a posture detection timer for measuring the posture detection period is started, and this processing is completed.

  As described above, the posture determination process is performed in a state in which the control of the application operation is released (a state where the controlling flag is “0”) and a state where the application operation is being controlled (a state where the controlling flag is “1”). It is roughly divided into In a state where the control of the application operation is released, when the posture change is small and the user-specified storage condition or update condition is satisfied, the posture (parameter representing the posture) detected by the posture detection unit 110 and the current time are displayed. The latest posture generated in association is set as the reference posture, or the latest posture is updated to the reference posture.

  Then, when the posture change becomes large and the storage condition or update condition specified by the user is not satisfied, and the comparison result between the reference posture and the latest posture does not satisfy the control condition, the activated application operation is controlled. Specifically, if the user-specified control content is “stop” during the TV application operation, video display output and audio output are stopped, while if the user-specified control content is “stop + record”, video / After recording (recording) of TV audio data is started, video display output and audio output are stopped. Also, if the user-specified control content is “pause” while the video playback application is running, video display output and audio output are paused, while if the user-specified control content is “stop”, video display output And stop audio output.

  In the state in which the application operation is controlled in this way, when both the reference posture and the latest posture satisfy the control condition, the control of the application operation is released. Specifically, if the TV application is not operating and not recording, video display output and audio output are started based on the video / TV audio data being received. When the playback output catches up with the currently recorded video / TV audio data, video display output and audio output are started based on the received video / TV audio data. If the moving image playback application is operating and the moving image playback is paused, video display output and audio output are resumed. On the other hand, if the moving image playback is stopped, video display output and audio output are started.

(4) Operation of Reference Posture Storage Process Next, the operation of the reference posture storage process will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is executed via step SC5 (see FIG. 11) of the attitude determination process described above, the control unit 100 proceeds to step SD1 illustrated in FIG. 12, and the storage condition in which the setting flag is set to “1”. Data (see FIG. 3) is read from the storage condition storage unit 101c. In step SD2 and subsequent steps, processing corresponding to the storage condition data read in step SD1 is executed. In the following, the explanation of the operation is divided into cases where the read storage condition data items are “when application operation starts”, “similar posture continues for a predetermined time”, and “predetermined posture during application operation”.

<When the application starts>
In this case, the determination result in step SD2 is “YES”, the process proceeds to step SD3, the application operation start flag is “1”, that is, the above-described application process (FIG. 10) by the user's TV start operation (or video playback start operation). It is determined whether or not (see) is being executed. If the application process is not executed and the application operation start flag is “0”, the determination result is “NO”, and this process is finished without doing anything, but the application operation start flag is “ If “1”, the determination result is “YES”, and the process proceeds to the next step SD4.

  In step SD4, the application operation start flag is reset to zero, and in the subsequent step SD5, the posture information including the latest posture (parameter representing posture) and the detection time is read from the posture information storage unit 101g in which posture information is stored in history. Then, the process proceeds to step SD6, and the posture (parameter representing the posture) in the read latest posture information is stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h (see FIG. 8) as the reference posture information, and the process is finished.

<When similar posture continues for a predetermined time>
In this case, the process proceeds to step SD7 via step SD2, and the determination result here is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SD8. In step SD8, in order to determine whether or not the posture continues for a predetermined time, the first posture information including the latest posture (parameter representing the posture) and the detection time and the latest posture are stored from the posture information storage unit 101g. The posture (parameter representing posture) before the predetermined time from the detected time and the second posture information consisting of the detection time are read out.

  Next, in step SD9, it is determined whether or not the first and second posture information read in step SD8 satisfies the contents of the storage condition. That is, it is determined whether the first and second posture information are within the parameter range representing the posture set as the storage condition and the posture has been continued for a predetermined time. If this condition is not satisfied, the determination result is “NO”, and the present process is completed. If the storage condition is satisfied, the determination result is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SD6, where the first posture information is obtained. The posture (parameter representing the posture) in the (latest posture information) is stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h (see FIG. 8) as the reference posture information, and this processing is completed.

<Predetermined posture during application operation>
In this case, the process proceeds to step SD7 via step SD2, and the determination result here is “NO”, and the process proceeds to step SD10. In step SD10, posture information including the latest posture (a parameter representing the posture) and the detection time is read from the posture information storage unit 101g. Next, in step SD11, it is determined whether or not the parameter representing the posture of the read posture information is within the parameter range representing the posture set as the storage condition.

  If the storage condition is not satisfied, the determination result is “NO”, and the present process is completed. If the storage condition is satisfied, the determination result is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SD6, and the latest posture information is included. Is stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h (see FIG. 8) as reference posture information, and the process is completed.

  In this way, in the reference posture storage process, the storage condition data specified by the user (the storage condition data with the setting flag “1”) is read from the storage condition storage unit 101c and the latest stored in the posture information storage unit 101g. When the posture information satisfies the condition specified by the read storage condition data, the latest posture information is stored as reference posture information in the reference posture information storage unit 101h.

(5) Operation of Reference Posture Update Process Next, the operation of the reference posture change process will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is executed via step SC11 (see FIG. 11) of the attitude determination process described above, the control unit 100 proceeds to step SE1 illustrated in FIG. 13 and stores the reference attitude information (reference standard) in the reference attitude information storage unit 101h. It is determined whether or not a parameter representing the posture is stored. If the reference posture information is not stored, the determination result is “NO”, and the process is terminated. If the reference posture information is stored, the determination result is “YES”, and the process proceeds to Step SE2.

  In step SE2, update condition data (see FIG. 4) whose setting flag is “1” is read from the update condition storage unit 101d. In subsequent step SE3, it is determined whether or not the read update condition data is “update”. To do. When the read update condition data is “not updated”, the determination result is “NO”, and this processing is finished. However, when it is “update”, the determination result is “YES” and step SE4. Proceed to

  In step SE4, the reference posture information (parameters representing the reference posture) is read from the reference posture information storage unit 101h, and in the subsequent step SE5, the posture including the latest posture (parameter representing the posture) and the detection time from the posture information storage unit 101g. Read information. In step SE6, the reference posture information (parameter indicating the reference posture) read in step SE4 is compared with the latest posture (parameter indicating the posture) read in step SE5, and the comparison result (difference) is compared. Is determined to be within the update condition read in step SE2, that is, the update condition (the range of parameters representing the posture) included in the update condition data of “update”. In other words, it is determined whether or not the reference posture and the latest posture are similar within a predetermined range.

  If the comparison result between the reference posture and the latest posture does not satisfy the update condition (the range of parameters indicating the posture), the determination result is “NO”, and the present process ends. On the other hand, when the comparison result satisfies the update condition (the parameter range indicating the posture), the determination result in step SE6 is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SE7. In step SE7, the latest posture (parameter representing the posture) in the posture information stored in the posture information storage unit 101g is stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h as the reference posture information, and the process is finished.

  As described above, in the reference posture update process, the reference posture information (a parameter indicating the reference posture) is stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h, and the user-specified update condition data (setting) read from the storage condition storage unit 101d If the update condition data with the flag “1”) is “update”, the latest posture is set to the reference posture when the comparison result of the reference posture and the latest posture satisfies the update condition (the range of parameters indicating the posture). Information is updated and registered in the reference posture information storage unit 101h.

(6) Operation of Control Discriminating Process Next, the operation of the control discriminating process will be described with reference to FIG. When this processing is executed through either the above-described posture determination processing at step SC8 or step SC13 (see FIG. 11), the control unit 100 proceeds to step SF1 shown in FIG. 14, and the reference posture information storage unit 101h. It is determined whether or not the reference posture information (a parameter indicating the reference posture) is stored in. If the reference posture information (a parameter indicating the reference posture) is not stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h, the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to step SF7, “no control” is determined, and the present process ends.

  On the other hand, if the reference posture information (parameter indicating the reference posture) has already been stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h, the determination result in step SF1 is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SF2, and the control condition storage unit 101e receives the control condition. Read data (range of parameters indicating posture). Next, in step SF3, reference posture information (a parameter indicating the reference posture) is read from the reference posture information storage unit 101h, and in the subsequent step SF4, the latest posture (parameter indicating the posture) and the detection time are read from the posture information storage unit 101g. Read the posture information.

  In step SF5, the reference posture information (parameter representing the reference posture) read in step SF3 is compared with the latest posture (parameter representing the posture) read in step SF4, and the comparison result (difference). Is determined to be within the control condition (the range of parameters representing the posture) read in step SF2. In other words, it is determined whether or not the reference posture and the latest posture are similar within a predetermined range. If the comparison result between the reference posture and the latest posture satisfies the control condition (the range of parameters representing the posture), the determination result is “NO”, and the process proceeds to step SF7 to determine “not controlled” and perform this processing. Finish. On the other hand, if the comparison result does not satisfy the control condition (the range of parameters indicating the posture), the determination result in step SF5 is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SF6 to determine “control” and perform this process. Finish.

  As described above, in the control determination process, the reference posture information (a parameter indicating the reference posture) is already stored in the reference posture information storage unit 101h, and the comparison result of the reference posture and the latest posture is obtained from the control condition storage unit 101e. When the read control condition data (the range of parameters indicating the posture) is not satisfied, it is determined that “control” is performed.

(7) Operation of Control Execution Process (During TV Application Operation) Next, the operation of the control execution process executed during the TV application operation will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is executed during the TV application operation through the above-described posture determination process SC15 (see FIG. 11), the control unit 100 proceeds to step SG1 shown in FIG. 15, and the setting flag is set to “1”. The set control content data (see FIG. 6) is read from the control content storage unit 101f.

  Next, in step SG2, it is determined whether or not the item of the read control content data is “stop”. If the read control content data item is “stop + record”, the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to step SG3, and the video / TV audio data output from the TV / radio broadcast receiver 103 is recorded. After (recording) is started, the process proceeds to step SG4.

  On the other hand, if the item of the read control content data is “stop”, the determination result in step SG2 is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SG4. In step SG4, the video display output is stopped, and in the subsequent step SG5, the audio output is stopped. In step SG6, “1” is set in the in-control flag, and in the subsequent step SG7, the in-control timer is started and the process is terminated.

  As described above, in the control execution process (during TV application operation), when the control content data specified by the user (the control content data with the setting flag “1”) read from the control content storage unit 101f is “stop”, After the video display output and the audio output are stopped, “1” is set in the in-control flag to start the in-control timer. On the other hand, if the control content data specified by the user is “stop + record”, recording of video / television audio data output from the television broadcast / radio broadcast receiving unit 103 is started, and then video display output and audio are recorded. The output is stopped, the in-control flag is set to “1”, and the in-control timer is started.

(8) Operation of Control Execution Process (During Video Reproduction Application Operation) Next, the operation of the control execution process executed during the video reproduction application operation will be described with reference to FIG. When this processing is executed during the motion picture playback application operation through the above-described posture determination processing step SC15 (see FIG. 11), the control unit 100 proceeds to step SH1 shown in FIG. 16 and the setting flag is “1”. The control content data set in (see FIG. 6) is read from the control content storage unit 101f.

  Next, in step SH2, it is determined whether or not the item of the read control content data is “stop”. If the read control content data item is “pause”, the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to step SH3, the video display output is paused, and in the subsequent step SH4, the audio output is paused. Then, the process proceeds to step SH7.

  On the other hand, if the item of the read control content data is “stop”, the determination result in step SH2 is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SH5. In steps SH5 to SH6, the video display output is stopped and the audio output is stopped, and then the process proceeds to step SH7. In step SH7, “1” is set to the in-control flag, and in subsequent step SH8, the in-control timer is started and the process is terminated.

  As described above, in the control execution process (while the video playback application is operating), when the user-specified control content data (control content data whose setting flag is “1”) read from the control content storage unit 101f is “pause”. After temporarily stopping the video display output and the audio output, “1” is set to the in-control flag and the in-control timer is started. On the other hand, if the control content data specified by the user is “stop”, the video display output and the audio output are stopped, then “1” is set to the control flag, and the control timer is started.

(9) Operation of Control Release Process (During TV Application Operation) Next, the operation of the control release process executed during the TV application operation will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is executed during the TV application operation via the above-described posture determination process step SC10 (see FIG. 11), the control unit 100 proceeds to step SJ1 shown in FIG. In step SJ1, recording start is instructed by step SG3 (see FIG. 15) of the control execution process (during TV application operation) described above, whereby the video / TV audio data output from the TV broadcast / radio broadcast receiving unit 103 is It is determined whether recording is in progress.

  If the video / TV audio data is not being recorded, the determination result is “NO”, and the process proceeds to step SJ3, which will be described later. If the video / TV audio data is being recorded, the determination result is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SJ2. In step SJ2, time-shifted playback (chase playback) is performed to record the video / TV audio data while playing the recorded video / TV audio data faster than the normal playback, and the currently recorded video / TV audio data is obtained. When the reproduction output catches up, the recording is stopped and an instruction to start video display output and audio output based on the video / TV audio data being received is given. Next, in steps SJ3 to SJ4, video display output and audio output are started in response to the start instruction in step SJ2. In step SJ5, the in-control flag is set to zero, and in subsequent step SJ6, the in-control timer is stopped and the process is terminated.

  In this way, in the control release processing (during TV application operation), if video / TV audio data is not being recorded, video display output and audio output are started based on the video / TV audio data being received, and then control is performed. Set the middle flag to zero to stop the controlling timer. On the other hand, if video / TV audio data is being recorded, time-shifted playback (chasing playback) is performed. When the playback output catches up with the currently recorded video / TV audio data, the video / TV audio data is recorded based on the received video / TV audio data. After starting display output and audio output, the in-control flag is set to zero and the in-control timer is stopped.

(10) Operation of Control Release Process (During Movie Reproduction Application Operation) Next, the operation of the control release process executed during the operation of the movie reproduction application will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is executed during the motion picture playback application operation through the above-described posture determination process step SC10 (see FIG. 11), the control unit 100 proceeds to step SK1 shown in FIG. Determine whether or not. If it is temporarily stopped, the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to step SK2, the video display output is resumed, and in the subsequent step SK3, the audio output is resumed, and then the process proceeds to step SK6.

  On the other hand, if the vehicle is stopped, the determination result in step SK1 is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step SK4. In steps SK4 to SK5, the video display output is started and the audio output is started, and then the process proceeds to step SK6. In step SK6, the in-control flag is reset to zero, and in subsequent step SK7, the in-control timer is stopped and the process is terminated.

  In this way, in the control release process (while the video playback application is operating), if video playback is paused, the video display output and audio output are resumed, and then the in-control flag is reset to zero and the in-control timer is stopped. Let On the other hand, if the moving image reproduction is stopped, the video display output and the audio output are started, and then the in-control flag is reset to zero to stop the in-control timer.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, for example, when a user is watching a TV broadcast program while holding the mobile phone 10 with both hands, the change in the posture of the mobile phone 10 is small, and the storage conditions and update conditions specified by the user In order to satisfy the above condition, the latest posture generated by associating the posture (parameter representing posture) detected by the posture detection unit 110 and the current time at regular intervals is set as a reference posture, or the latest posture is used as a reference. Or update to posture.

  For example, it is assumed that the user is tired of watching the program and left the mobile phone 10 in a posture different from that during viewing. Then, since the posture change of the mobile phone 10 becomes large and the storage conditions and update conditions specified by the user are not satisfied, and the comparison result of the reference posture and the latest posture does not satisfy the control conditions, the application operation being started is controlled. . Specifically, if the user-specified control content is “stop”, video display output and audio output are stopped. If the user-specified control content is “stop + record”, video / TV audio data recording (recording) is performed. ) Is started, video display output and audio output are stopped.

  Thereafter, it is assumed that the user holds the mobile phone 10 with both hands and returns to the initial posture. Then, since the comparison result of the reference posture and the latest posture satisfies the control condition, the control of the application operation is released. Specifically, if recording is not in progress, video display output and audio output are started based on the video / TV audio data being received. On the other hand, if recording is in progress, time-shift playback (chase playback) is performed. When the playback output catches up with the video / TV audio data being recorded, the video display output and the audio output are started based on the video / TV audio data being received. Can be controlled appropriately.

Other more specific effects obtained in the above-described embodiment are as described in the following items (a) to (i).
(A) An appropriate reference posture can be stored by appropriately determining whether or not to store the reference posture, and thereafter, the application operation can be appropriately controlled based on the appropriate reference posture. .
(B) When a posture within a predetermined range is continued for a predetermined time during the application operation, the posture can be stored as a reference posture. Thereafter, the application operation can be appropriately controlled based on the appropriate reference posture. For example, when the user operates the TV application and does not watch immediately, but changes the attitude of the terminal device, the user starts watching without changing the attitude of the terminal device, and the terminal When the posture of the apparatus is stable (when the posture within a predetermined range is continued for a predetermined time), the posture can be set as a reference posture.
(C) When the posture during the application operation is included in a predetermined range of a posture specified in advance, the posture can be stored as a reference posture. Thereafter, the application operation can be appropriately controlled based on the appropriate reference posture. For example, when the user operates the TV application, the user does not watch immediately, and when the hand holding the terminal device is lowered, the user does not set the posture as the reference posture and the user views If the posture of the terminal device is a posture that the user is viewing (when it is included in a predetermined range of the posture specified in advance), the posture can be set as the reference posture.
(D) The reference posture can be updated appropriately. Thereafter, the application operation can be appropriately controlled based on the appropriately updated reference posture.
(E) When the detected posture is within a predetermined range of the reference posture, the reference posture can be updated. Thereafter, the application operation can be controlled based on the updated reference posture. For example, when the user operates the television application and views a television broadcast, when the user's own posture and the posture of the terminal device are gradually changed, the changed posture can be set as the reference posture.
(F) When the posture during the application operation is outside the predetermined range of the reference posture, the user uses the application during operation by stopping at least one of the display output operation and the audio output operation. In a situation where it is determined that the application has not been performed, unnecessary operation of the application can be stopped, and unnecessary power consumption can be suppressed.
(G) When the posture during the application operation is outside the predetermined range of the reference posture, the user can confirm the information later by recording the information.
(H) After the application operation is controlled, the control can be appropriately released according to the reference posture and the detected posture. For example, when the posture while the app is operating is far away from the reference posture (out of the predetermined range), after the display output operation is stopped, the display output operation By canceling the stop, the user can see the displayed display contents.
(I) Unnecessary operation of the application in a situation where it is determined that the user has not used the active application for a predetermined time or more by ending the application operation after a predetermined time has elapsed after the application operation is controlled. Can be stopped, and unnecessary power consumption can be suppressed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mobile phone 10 is assumed as the terminal device. However, the gist of the present invention is not limited to this, and is applicable to any terminal device such as a personal computer, a PDA, a digital camera, and a music player. It goes without saying that it is possible. In the present embodiment, the folding open / close type mobile phone 10 is assumed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an arbitrary housing structure such as a straight type, a slide type, or a spin top type may be used. The storage unit 101 is not limited to a memory provided in the mobile phone 10 and may be an arbitrary external storage device such as a memory card or an external hard disk.

  In the present embodiment, the TV application (TV broadcast reception output function) and the video playback application (video playback output function) are given as examples of applications included in the mobile phone 10, but the present invention is limited to these applications. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to any other application such as a radio broadcast reception output function, a still image reproduction function, and an address book function.

  The posture (parameter representing the posture) detected by the posture detection unit 110 is not limited to an angle with respect to the gravity reference axis (gravity direction), and may be any parameter representing the posture. The storage condition data stored in the storage condition storage unit 101c, the update condition data stored in the update condition storage unit 101d, and the control condition data stored in the control condition storage unit 101e are as exemplified in this embodiment. It is not limited, and any content regarding the posture may be used.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment. Based on the determination result of whether or not the control condition is satisfied, the control of the application operation is executed or canceled. Instead, the control execution condition for executing the control and the control are canceled. Therefore, it is possible to provide a control release condition as a condition with different contents.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile phone 100 Control part 101 Storage part 101a Program storage part 101b Various information temporary storage part 101c Storage condition storage part 101d Update condition storage part 101e Control condition storage part 101f Control content storage part 101g Attitude information storage part 101h Reference | standard attitude information storage part 101i Data storage unit 102 Wireless communication unit 103 Television / radio broadcast receiving unit 104 Audio signal processing unit 105 Display unit 106 Operation unit 107 RTC
108 Notification unit 108a Sound speaker 108b LED
108c Vibration motor 109 Battery unit 110 Attitude detection unit

Claims (11)

In a terminal device that controls an application that provides a predetermined function,
Action discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the application is operating;
Posture detection means for detecting the posture of the device itself;
A storage control unit that stores the posture detected by the posture detection unit in the storage unit as a reference posture when the movement determination unit determines that the application is operating;
A comparison unit that compares the posture detected by the posture detection unit with a reference posture stored in the storage unit by the storage control unit;
An operation control means for controlling the operation of the application according to the comparison result of the comparison means. A storage determination unit for determining whether or not to store the posture detected by the posture detection unit as a reference posture;
2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the storage control unit stores, as a reference posture, the posture detected by the posture detection unit when it is determined that the storage determination unit stores the posture.   The storage determining means determines that the detected posture is stored as a reference posture when the application is in operation and the detected posture continues within a predetermined range for a predetermined time. The terminal device according to claim 2.   The storage determining unit determines that the detected posture is stored as a reference posture when the application is in operation and the detected posture is included in a predetermined range of a predetermined posture. The terminal device according to claim 2.   When the reference attitude is stored in the storage means by the storage control means, and the comparison result of the comparison means satisfies a predetermined condition, the reference attitude stored in the storage means is detected by the attitude detection means. The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising updating means for updating to the latest posture.   The update means updates the latest posture to the reference posture when the latest posture detected by the posture detection means is within a predetermined range with respect to the reference posture. Terminal equipment. The application includes at least one of a function for display output operation or a function for voice output operation,
The operation control unit stops the operation of at least one of the functions of the application when the detected posture is out of a predetermined range with respect to the stored reference posture as a result of the comparison by the comparison unit. The terminal device according to claim 1. The application includes at least one of a function to display and output the generated information or a function to output and output the generated information.
The operation control unit records information generated by the application in the storage unit when the detected posture is out of a predetermined range with respect to the stored reference posture as a result of the comparison by the comparison unit. The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit.   2. The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising: a release unit that releases control by the operation control unit in accordance with a comparison result of the comparison unit after the operation of the application is controlled by the operation control unit. .   The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising an ending unit that ends the operation of the application after a predetermined time has elapsed since the operation of the application was controlled by the operation control unit. In a computer mounted on a terminal device that controls an application that provides a predetermined function,
An operation determination step for determining whether or not the application is operating;
A posture detection step for detecting the posture of the device;
A storage control step of storing the posture detected in the posture detection step as a reference posture when it is determined that the application is operating in the motion determination step;
A comparison step for comparing the posture detected in the posture detection step with the reference posture stored in the storage control step;
An operation control step for controlling the operation of the application according to the comparison result in the comparison step.

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